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The race between Rep. Geoff Davis, a conservative Republican and former Army Ranger with the 82nd Airborne Division, and former congressman Ken Lucas is considered one of the closest in the nation, and the stream of dollars and big-name campaigners who have visited the district has flowed faster than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign '06: A Conservative Face-Off in Kentucky | 10/19/2006 | See Source »

Kentucky voted for Bill Clinton twice, but has been trending Republicans since at least May of 1994, when Rep. Ron Lewis shocked the state's Democratic establishment to win a special election in central Kentucky that many say helped presage the GOP sweep that fall. And this Northern Kentucky district...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign '06: A Conservative Face-Off in Kentucky | 10/19/2006 | See Source »

Davis's campaign manager, Justin Brasell, said the national issues that are dogging Republicans nationwide won't hurt his campaign. He argues that Davis's conservative credentials and attention to local priorities like federal grants for schools and new Veterans Administration clinic in Florence, will win him votes. "Yes, voters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign '06: A Conservative Face-Off in Kentucky | 10/19/2006 | See Source »

Still, President Bush's approval ratings, even in friendly Kentucky, have steadily declined this year, and Davis felt the need to pounce on what he called the House leaders' failure to respond to questions about former Rep. Mark Foley's interest in young pages working in the House. In addition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign '06: A Conservative Face-Off in Kentucky | 10/19/2006 | See Source »

Both campaigns have squabbled over competing poll numbers, but a Reuters/Zogby poll released two weeks ago put Davis ahead 42-36, with a margin of error of 4.5% (The Lucas campaign insists its own internal polling from over the summer shows him ahead by double-digits). Poll numbers aside, Davis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign '06: A Conservative Face-Off in Kentucky | 10/19/2006 | See Source »

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